Surprised: 1. De'Anthony Thomas running between the tackles on the second series. Wasn't surprised to see him out there on the first. He's a workhorse but everyone wants to make him into a slight guy who can't handle the hits. He's never had that issue. 'He's gonna get hurt!!!' Maybe, but he hasn't so far in 10 years of playing football.

He was running between the tackles against Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl and we all saw how that turned out. Still, getting him into space happens more easily if he's on the edge. I expect more of that in future games.

2. That Coach Helfrich didn't try anything really different or run a play to put it on film so others had to scheme for it. The perfect game to do that. A reverse, a throw by a halfback, a...something.

Thrilled to see:Colt Lyerla and Josh Huff got real carries out of the backfield. The future for those guys is now and the Ducks should use them. Thomas Tyner's day will come someday. Keeping Lyerla and Huff involved in the offense now is more important.

Avery Patterson back out there.

Erick Dargan running roughshod in the secondary.

Torodney Prevot show everyone why he's been one of the stars of camp, and why he'll be a fixture for at least 3 years at the drop end or defensive line spot.

Cameron Hunt get on the field. Oregon's offensive line isn't as deep as it has been and getting him some real action early is a good thing.

Hard to watch:Wogan kick the ball out of bounds twice. He's got a huge leg and it looked like he was just too pumped up on the attempts where Hefrich gave him the green light to hit it out of the end zone. On the others he was instructed to hit it just short of the goal line so they had to return it. Oregon's done that in the past when they know they have a physical advantage on special teams and can possibly pin them inside the 20.